Any thinking person thoroughly studies the instructions to a valuable new machine before they attempt to operate it, and as a result, they save themselves a lot of time and trouble and possible permanent damage to their equipment. But those who are too impatient or too sure of themselves to read the instruction booklet first usually have nothing but trouble.

Why struggle through life needlessly when your Manufacturer, God, has had some men of His write a maker's instruction manual with definite diagrams and already stated specifications for the complicated business of living? You could waste an awful lot of time and do an awful lot of damage to yourself and others. Don't take chances. Read and follow the Book.

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Build to Last
Just as no good building is without a good foundation, there is no faith without the Word, because faith in God is built on His Word. So if you feel like you're weak in faith, there's a simple cure: God's Word will increase your faith.

Faith comes, it grows, by hearing the Word of God. As you faithfully read and study the Word, as you meditate on it and even memorize it, every word will inspire, strengthen, and increase your faith. Fill your mind and heart with positive, encouraging, strengthening, faith-building thoughts from His Word, and you'll soon be amazed at the faith you'll have--true faith, the kind that can stand any test, the kind that works miracles, and the kind that lasts, built on the solid-rock foundation of His truth. --David Brandt Berg